(Fields near the Mondego river in Coimbra, Portugal. A second bird is also on a pole, in the distance.)

New Song

I couldn't sleep, don't know why. I had been listening to this song just before going to bed and it kept echoing in my head, not letting me sleep. This has happened before with other songs. This time, a stupid idea formed in my head: "you will have rest once you publish this song". I ignored the idea for an hour or so but... I couldn't sleep! Hopeless, I decided to publish it now, "as is". It was not supposed to be like this, but... I have to work tomorrow! Yesterday I imagined what it would be like if someone would sing it, if I added crescendos, a lush orchestration to create the right mood to the next phase of the song, etc but... not now!

When I entered the "music room", I realized I had forgotten to turn off the computer and the keyboard. By chance, the last picture in the blog was appropriate for the title of the song, which I left unchanged. Minimizing work, I didn't want to change anything: just publish it and go to bed! Good night! :)

Birds.

New Song

Sufjan

Two of my favorite Sufjan songs. Together, in new clothes. Sure, the voice failed at times. Of course: it's real. Music as it should be: continuously recreated, moving, inspirational, emotional. 

(It is a pity he is not coming to Portugal this time. The last time he did a great concert.)

New version

The endless quest to improve sound quality... it's like the holy Grail: I never get there.

New Song

Ocean Rain

(got me soaked wet a few moments later)

Today - III

(Monsaraz and Alqueva reservoir)

Today - II

(View from Monsaraz, Portugal)

Today

(Monsaraz, Portugal)

The vertical airports - II

"The vertical airports" is a concept that has been on my mind for some time now (at least since I watch the storks, as in the image of my last post). I was curious and googled it. Result:

The vertical airports

"Sunriver"

(Mondego river, near Choupal, in Coimbra)

New Song

This is a song about the way Nature can surprise us and amaze our lives.

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"Lord, teach me 

That I must have an end, 

And my life has a purpose, 

and I must accept this."

(from Brahms' Requiem)

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"Everyone suffers; life is pain; and death is the final punctuation at the end of that sentence, so deal with it."

(Sufjan Stevens, here.)

New version

Other versions:

• A Purpose for Mankind
• A Purpose for Mankind (testing possibilities)

New Song

New Song

New Song

New Song

Manoel de Oliveira

He was 106 years old and left us today. Life as a movie.

New version

Let there be light today.

It's coming... slowly... sounds great...

Lyrics

Like the songs, the lyrics presented in this blog are mere snapshots of something that is in a developing process. They grow, stop, grow again, change, fade, eventually die and/or generate offspring. A bit like life itself. Here is a snapshot:

To Explore!

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Oh to explore!

The universe and beyond!

Life on Earth and elsewhere!

To search and research!

Infinite Multiverses!

Infinitely!

Oh Awe!

What's the time?

No! What is Time?

And God?

What are we?

And why do I wonder?

Oh to Discover!

You, in verse

And to uncover

A universe of you. 

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You are welcome to explore further the song/lyrics...

New Song

So long, Mr. Spock

Steve Strange

One of the earliest influences of this blogger. Rest in peace, Steve.

New video

Just now. (New Song)

Just feeling the moment... (unprocessed)

Yesterday.

(Coimbra, Portugal)

New song

Every thing is connected

I was going to say that this garage band blog is getting very hermetic, because even I could not understand my last post written just a few hours ago. Then the idea was to google a picture from Moebius' Garage Hermetique as an illustration and what did I find? Moebius drawing Titeuf, whom I saw every day for years (it was drawn on my mousepad). And what is the drawing's title? And what is my last post's title? And do I really need to link my last post everytime I mention it? Yes: everything is linked!

P.S. - And, oddly enough, the images in the two posts are also visually and semantically related. OK, here is the secret, less hermetically put:

joining multiple pictures of a city's "Titeuf's hair" (glass reflections at sunset), taken in different days and/or from slightly different places, in a single picture or movie, should be a pretty sight.

It may not be the first of a few great ideas, but what the heck... tell it to your friends, tell it to your father, tell it to your sister too...

Shhh, I'll tell you a secret:

Different every time, every day and every place. Join them.

Oh, I completely get it (i think... I will... in March...)

Precious Beauty

The same old song

"Affraeedom" (originally released in 6 Feb 2006). 

Je suis Charlie

New Song. Happy 2015!

A few days ago.

Today.

Just now.

New Song

News ong

Justice, as is. Made just now, unpolished. It already crashed my computer.

Where am I?

... I don't know where I am.

...that sometimes...

So strange...

Places are strange

New Version(s)

Related songs: Stupid Walk and variations, Paraboloidal March, Happy Halloween
A slightly different mix is available in Soundclick (minor changes - essentially, some changes in volume).